Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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    • Minerals queried: Ericaite

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    Max Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)mindat IDLocality containing MineralCountryTectonic SettingsDated Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Reference (Max Age)Reference (Min Age)Excel ID (Max Age)Excel ID (Min Age)Query Minerals# of Query Minerals at LocalityLat DegLat MinLat SecLon DegLon MinLon SecDecimal Degree
    14499BoliviaBoliviaEricaite 1-16-52-44-65-48-37-16.878888888889,-65.810277777778
    14506Cochabamba, BoliviaBoliviaEricaite 1-17-38-47-66-100-17.646388888889,-66.166666666667
    24317Chapare Province, Cochabamba, BoliviaBoliviaEricaite 10000000,0
    MD7435Alto Chapare Mining District, Chapare Province, Cochabamba, BoliviaBoliviaEricaite 10000000,0
    14244GermanyGermanyEricaite 151261810221151.438333333333,10.369722222222
    4395Lower Saxony, GermanyGermanyEricaite 152250916952.416666666667,9.2691666666667
    15642Celle, Lower Saxony, GermanyGermanyEricaite 152425210173252.714444444444,10.292222222222
    285405Hänigsen, Celle, Lower Saxony, GermanyGermanyEricaite 1522911053352.483611111111,10.0925
    MD15641Riedel Potash Works, Hänigsen, Celle, Lower Saxony, GermanyGermanyEricaite 10000000,0
    283466Wathlingen, Celle, Lower Saxony, GermanyGermanyEricaite 15231291081652.524722222222,10.137777777778
    MD1822Niedersachsen Potash Works, Wathlingen, Celle, Lower Saxony, GermanyGermanyEricaite 15231291081652.524722222222,10.137777777778
    22228Saxony-Anhalt, GermanyGermanyEricaite 151444511325251.745833333333,11.547777777778
    MD1901Stassfurt Potash Deposit, Saxony-Anhalt, GermanyGermanyEricaite 151504411302251.845555555556,11.506111111111
    21253Thuringia, GermanyGermanyEricaite 1504711134150.783611111111,11.061388888889
    31396Bleicherode, Thuringia, GermanyGermanyEricaite 151262110341751.439166666667,10.571388888889
    MD22994Bischofferode Potash Works (Thomas Müntzer Potash Works), Bleicherode, Thuringia, GermanyGermanyEricaite 10000000,0
    14281UKUKEricaite 1535237-3-55-3553.876944444444,-3.9263888888889
    14093England, UKUKEricaite 1521826-1-25-3352.307222222222,-1.4258333333333
    26399North Yorkshire, England, UKUKEricaite 154135-1-24-3454.218055555556,-1.4094444444444
    26495Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UKUKEricaite 1547380-49-1054.127222222222,-0.81944444444444
    MD29978Whitby, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UKUKEricaite 15429130-36-2154.486944444444,-0.60583333333333
    3366USAUSAEricaite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    16644Louisiana, USAUSAEricaite 1305316-91-49-430.887777777778,-91.817777777778
    46453Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, USAUSAEricaite 129214-89-35-829.351111111111,-89.585555555556
    MD3771Venice Salt Dome, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, USAUSAEricaite 1291412-89-24-3429.236666666667,-89.409444444444

    This mineral directly occurs at 7 localities (7 localities according to mindat, 25 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 7 localities at which this mineral occurs, 0 have an age. (0 of the 25 parent localities have ages)


    MDThe mineral occurs at this locality according to MED, but does not have an age yet.
    MDThe mineral occurs at this locality according to MED, and has an age.
    The mineral occurs at some child of this locality.
    The locality at which the mineral occurs does not have an age...this is the closest parent locality with an age, relative to that mineral. This is not ideal.

    AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
    GThis mineral is directly dated.
    BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
    YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
    OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
    RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
    PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
    This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

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     This bottom-level locality is directly dated. (0 total)
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     This bottom-level locality has an age assigned to it from some other locality. (0 total)
     This locality does not have an age assigned to it. (4 bottom-level + 21 top/mid-level = 25 total)

       






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